Hawaii Senate Bill 2697
Session 2026
Relating To Transportation.
Became Law
Became Law on Jun 4, 2026
Sponsors
2 Sponsors
First Action
Jan 23, 2026
Latest Action
Jun 4, 2026
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
2697
State
Hawaii
Session
2026
Motion Text
Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1).
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Roll call vote details are unavailable for Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1).
Senate Roll Call Votes
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Recorded roll call vote details are unavailable for Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1).
Summary
Prohibits vehicles from driving on the shoulder of a roadway, except in certain circumstances. Specifies that a vehicle with an expired registration of one or more years may be subject to impoundment. Requires an annual report to the Legislature. Increases the fine amount for owners of out-of-state motor vehicles who fail to register the vehicle in the State. Establishes minimum and maximum statutory penalties for violations relating to the use of high occupancy vehicle lanes. (CD1)
SB2697_CD1
SB2697_HD2
SB2697_HD1
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06/04/2026
Senate
Act 073, 06/03/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1173).
06/04/2026
House
Act 073, on 06/03/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1173).
05/08/2026
Senate
Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).
05/08/2026
Senate
Enrolled to Governor.
05/06/2026
Senate
Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 20; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 5 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Fevella, Keohokalole, San Buenaventura). Excused, 0 (none).
05/06/2026
House
Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Iwamoto, Pierick voting no (4) and none excused (0).
05/06/2026
House
Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).
04/29/2026
Senate
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 44-26).
04/29/2026
Senate
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.
04/29/2026
House
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 44-26) as amended in (CD 1).
04/29/2026
House
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.
04/28/2026
Senate
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Rhoads, Elefante; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
04/28/2026
House
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 2 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Poepoe; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Muraoka.
04/27/2026
Senate
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 839).
04/27/2026
House
Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-28-26 10:20AM in conference room 329.
04/24/2026
House
House Conferees Appointed: Kila, Poepoe Co-Chairs; Muraoka.
04/21/2026
Senate
Senate Conferees Appointed: Inouye Chair; Rhoads Co-Chair; Elefante.
04/21/2026
House
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 718).
04/16/2026
Senate
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 691).
04/16/2026
Senate
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
04/16/2026
House
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).
04/14/2026
House
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Iwamoto, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (5) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
04/10/2026
House
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2132-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
04/10/2026
House
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-14-26.
04/08/2026
House
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: none; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Sayama, Cochran.
04/06/2026
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 04-08-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
03/24/2026
House
Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1331-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
03/24/2026
House
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Alcos voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Pierick, Reyes Oda voting no (3) and Representative(s) Garrett, Quinlan excused (2).
03/19/2026
House
The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Miyake, Evslin, Grandinetti, La Chica, Cochran, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kitagawa.
03/16/2026
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Thursday, 03-19-26 8:30AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
03/12/2026
House
Pass First Reading
03/12/2026
House
Referred to TRN, JHA, referral sheet 17
03/10/2026
Senate
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 20; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 5 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Fevella, McKelvey, San Buenaventura). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
03/10/2026
House
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 284) in amended form (SD 1).
03/06/2026
Senate
Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2994) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
03/06/2026
Senate
One Day Notice 03-10-26.
03/03/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 2 No(es): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Awa; and 0 Excused: none.
02/24/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-03-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
02/19/2026
Senate
Reported from TRS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2447) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.
02/19/2026
Senate
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.
02/17/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on TRS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TRS were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Elefante, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C., DeCorte.
02/13/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on TRS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-17-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
02/12/2026
Senate
Re-Referred to TRS, JDC.
01/28/2026
Senate
Referred to TRS/PSM, JDC.
01/26/2026
Senate
Passed First Reading.
01/23/2026
Senate
Introduced.
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Record Created
Jan 24, 2026 2:06:04 AM
Record Updated
Jun 4, 2026 10:07:25 PM